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A little snow for Christmas?

Or rather, a little snowy for Christmas...

Snowy Egret Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

#photography #birds
December 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The "Sharking Lot" mural that used to be in Eau Gallie Florida

#artmural #photography
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
White Ibis in Indian Harbour Beach

#photography #birds
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Wood Stork in the afternoon

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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

Random Star Trek minutia thought of the day:

Wouldn't the highest body count of TOS be in the Ultimate Computer? The entire crew of a Constitution class ship was killed, with other fatalities likely (including poor Ensign Harper in Engineering.)

youtu.be/4iOF4h_HtGY
Ups & Downs From Star Trek 1.3* - Where No Man Has Gone Before
YouTube video by TrekCulture
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Crested Caracara from rural Indian River County

#birds #photography
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

Something, something ....

You know the rules.

😀🖖
October 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
#birds #photography

Some of the flamingos that were blown into the US from Hurricane Imelda decided to stay.

A few pictures from June ago at the Haulover Canal kayak launch area in Florida. The closest vantage point from land is about a half mile (~0.8km), just inside the reach of my camera.
October 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A red shouldered hawk at the Viera Wetlands

#birds #photography
September 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@elittlechild.bsky.social

Fun fact: There is actually precedent for an alternate appearance appearing in the middle of a regeneration. The tricky bit is that it isn't the Doctor's regeneration -- it's Romana's.

youtu.be/UdUCNCNhyCI
Romana Regenerates | Doctor Who Season 17, Destiny of the Daleks
YouTube video by GreggsBakes
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

Since you are doing a podcast Up/Down for the Khan podcast, does that mean you're going to be in cartoon form for the U/D for "Beyond the Farthest Star"?
September 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@seanferrick.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social @tomcfinn.bsky.social

My hot take on the underserved character for SNW season 3: Spock.

Spock has a similar problem to Chapel -- he is mostly used a foil for other characters. Even "the Vulcan episode" doesn't say anything about him.
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
@ryannorth.ca

Why wait for the atmosphere to behave when you can just shoot it with lasers?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_g...
September 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social @elittlechild.bsky.social @tomcfinn.bsky.social

My reaction to SNW 3x10 is pretty much the same as season 3 of Picard:

The character stuff was good-to-great, but the story itself was so much woo and nonsense.
September 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

Bonus observation for Terrarium:

With its shuttle trapped in a mysterious phenomenon and medicine related ticking clock, the episode also feels like something a callback to Galileo Seven. (Friendlier giant alien though)
September 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social @elittlechild.bsky.social @tomcfinn.bsky.social

The one nagging detail for me this week is more about this season than this episode (which I liked.)

Ortegas' story in this episode didn't feel informed by her earlier storyline.
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social @elittlechild.bsky.social @tcfinn.bsky.social

Hot take on 4 1/2 Vulcans:

It is as if they watched "Spock Amok" and took away all of the wrong lessons -- "Vulcans are funny", "The most interesting thing about Spock is his romantic life", and "hijinks, hijinks, hijinks."
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

I may still have an upcoming hot take on "4 1/2 V", but I thought of one for the series as a whole:

The best Vulcan character in SNW is T'Pring, and the show is poorer for not figuring out how to include her more.
August 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

"Computer, set blocking to random."
August 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social

The big question for this weeks Ups and Downs is:

Does Unicron get a nod in Cetacean Observations? 😀
August 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM